Predictions

Conclusion

I actually have very high hopes for Na’Vi in this tournament, not only hopes but I want them to do well here as they are a team that I respect and enjoy watching. Na’Vi I know has been preparing very hard, very hard for this tournament and from what Zeus has been saying, they have even beaten Fnatic in pracs recently, however it is practices so do not value that much, however it was a good sign for them as even in practices they don’t achieve that very often. Cloud9 are a tricky beast to analyse, obviously they picked up Irakuanji(excuse spelling) as a coach and I am not quite sure how much he will help them, however he is there so hey, better than nothing. Cloud9 have upset potential however ehh. I struggle seeing Cloud9 do much versus Europeans in a major especially, they are showing good signs online but that is online, differnet ball game here. 70-30 in favor of Na’Vi

Another one of those matches with a lot of upset potential. People may not realise this but Navi are always starting slow on majors, they rarely win their first game on a major and I’m personally going to take advantage of that. Navi recently just haven’t look good IMO, they did win Counterpit but IMO the only players really stepping up here were Edward, Seized and Zeus. Flamie was nowhere this whole tournament, the guy who played insane at Katowice just looked like the worst player on Navi’s side, GuardiaN seemed to be back somewhat but it’s still not the good ol’ GuardiaN we all know. Navi just seem weak in my eyes.

Cloud9 on the other hand are on point, won iBP Invitational without any problems as they stomped every single team coming on their path. They look unbeatable in NA and are easily top1 in NA right now, every single player seems to step up and especially freakazoid has been the one that impressed me most. I have high expectations from this guy coming into this lan.

A really scary game considering Navi always start slow on a major. I picked Cloud9 with my pick’em challenge and will suggest a bet on them too. Navi are still the better team and more likely to win but I’m gonna go with a Cloud9 bet here as I fanboy them and I really think they have been looking strong.

Navi are probably the 2nd best side in the world right now and C9 are a side in transition. Trying to make the most of their new coach, and fixing the issues in the team. This does seem to be working, and their form has been good lately. GuardiaN did look off for a while, but this was mainly down to the issue with his hand, which has now been sorted, and that is a scary proposition for the C9 boys. With skadoodle slumping a little bit, he will need to step-up massively if they are to take this game. I can see this match ending up on Train or D2, which C9 would feel comfortable on, but of course so would Navi. C9 have had major issues with their T sides some games, and then in other ones, their CT sides, and they will need to improve both if they are to have a chance here. 70-30/75-25 in favour of Navi here, so purely play the odds.